What kind of nobel prizes are there

The Nobel prizes are a series of annual awards given in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. They are awarded to people "who have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind" in the previous 12 months. The quote is from the will of Swedish businessman - and inventor of dynamite - Alfred Nobel.

He left most of his fortune in a fund to launch the awards, which were first presented in In , an economic sciences prize was added by Sweden's central bank, although it does not count as a Nobel prize. Different organisations award the prize in each category every year. Academics, university professors, scientists, previous winners and others all submit nominations. Under the Nobel Foundation's rules, the shortlists are not allowed to be published for 50 years. Prize winners are called laureates, to signify the laurel wreath given to victors of contests in ancient Greece.

More than one, but no more than three, people can win each prize. There have been some years when the prize has not been awarded - mostly during the two world wars. And Nobel Foundation rules state if nobody deserves the prize in a particular category, it is not awarded and its prize money is kept for the following year. The task of the Committee is strictly limited to selecting the best candidate or candidates among the entire list of submissions.

To simply be nominated is therefore not an official endorsement or honour extended by the Nobel Committee, and may not be used to imply affiliation with the Nobel Peace Prize or its related institutions.

No, a personal application for an award will not be considered. Please see the list of criteria for nominators. For more information, click here. A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize is only considered valid if submitted by a person who meets certain criteria. Proposals received for the award of a prize, and investigations and opinions concerning the award of a prize, may not be divulged until 50 years have elapsed. Go to content. JavaScript disabled! You must enable JavaScript for this website to work correctly.

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